Arguments for and Against Banning Child Labour in Supply Chains

Child Labour

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Child labour is well considered as global priority. It is interlinked along with Sustainable
development Goal which highly aims on the reduction of child labour in all areas whether it is
rural or urban by 2025 (Hick and Lanau, 2017). According to the sources, there are about 152
million of girls and boys which are exploited, due to child labour. In which there are about 71%
of mostly boys are working in agriculture which is close to 108 million of boys are working in
agriculture industries. Whereas 29% of girls are working in houses (Le Roux and Bartelink,
2017). There are children who are working invisibly and gratuitous family workers as well. In
comparison, boys serve high risk of child labour as compared to boys (LeBaron and Rühmkorf,
2017). The report may cover a range of argument will be conducted in order to delineate banning
forms of child labour in supply chain industry.
MAIN BODY
Child labour is human right concern . Well it has been found that children are productive
and cost preventing. They can work on minimum and low wages and also less likely to strike.
They can be manipulated and moulded as per the wish of work requirements (Pearce and et. al.,
2019). In UK, child labour is often found to be excluded in immediate supplier level, but it could
be eloquently identified in the sub supplier standard which is well known as tier 2+ (Shemfe and
et. al., 2018). In order to addressed issue of child labour within UK, the Business Supply Chain
Transparency on Slavery and Trafficking Act of 2018 was adopted for disclose and investigate,
if they have taken mandatory measures to reduce all cruel forms of child labour, human
trafficking and also force labour (Shemfe and et. al., 2018). If it has been determined by firms,
then are they effective to minimize child labour.
Evidence based arguments
Agricultural industries have highest occurrence of child labour. Child labour is a
empirical question globally. Through several studies it has been found that child labour can
effect child's mental, emotional, physical, social and development (Hick and Lanau, 2017).
Working in supply chains with large furnace, in high or freezing temperature , machines can
induce high risk health issues factors that can lead children to suffer with respiratory issues, heart
diseases, asthma and so on (Le Roux and Bartelink, 2017). Reports concluded that children were
employed to make glass making which was directly linked to working in 3133.F and exposure of